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A woman has been sentenced by a magistrate court for an alleged case of assault.
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Daily Report Nigeria gathers that the woman was accused of hitting her stepson with a pestle.
A Magistrate court sitting in Enugu state has remanded a woman for gruesomely assaulting her stepson.
The woman, identified as Mrs. Ada Ogbogu was arraigned in court for allegedly hitting her three-year-old stepson with a pestle in the leg, thereby causing a fracture.
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According to reports, the matter was reported to the law enforcement agency after a neighbor heard the cry of the victim crying, and after breaking his way into the apartment, saw the young boy on the ground unable to move and his leg was dangling.
While arraigning the suspect before the court on Wednesday, November 5, the police told the court that Mrs. Ogbogu committed an act to cause grievous harm contrary to law, an offence that attracts life imprisonment as punishment if c by convicted
The charge marked CME/646C/2024, reads, “That you, Ada Ogbogu, female, on the 23rd of October 2024, at about 1430hours at Ike Ani Estate, Emene Enugu, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did with intent to maim or disfigure one Kaitobechukwu Ogbogu, male, aged 3 years, pour hot water on his nose, mouth and hit him with a pestle, which dislocated his left leg and caused him serious bodily harm and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 288 (a) of the Enugu State Criminal Code, Cap 30, Vol. II. Revised Laws of Enugu State of Nigeria 2004.
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While confirming the incident to newsmen, the Enugu State Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Ngozi Enih said;
“Recall that the State Government had taken swift action on this matter by arresting the accused and today she is already in court. This decisive move demonstrates Governor Peter Mbah’s commitment to protecting children. So, if you mistreat or abuse any child in Enugu State, then you are in for trouble. Period,”
Her bail was rejected by the presiding judge, Chief Magistrate Alphonsus Edeh, who ordered her remand at the Correctional Centre and adjourned the matter to 26th November 2024 when the report from the Director of Public Prosecutions, Ministry of Justice, Enugu, is expected.
